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as in lair
the shelter or resting place of a wild animal the foxes hid in their den until the bear finally left the area

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as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others an abandoned building that is often used as a den by the city's petty criminals

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Recent Examples of den Photo: Eytan Stern Weber/Evan Joseph Images The hall at the other end of the gallery opens into a family den, with a bedroom on either side. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 19 May 2025 The next homeowner will enjoy a center island kitchen that opens to the great room, an adjoining large den and vaulted, open beam ceilings as well as big picture windows, according to Zillow. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025 The basement includes a den, another queen-size bedroom and a full bathroom. Angela Serratore, New York Times, 14 May 2025 The visuals of the cordyceps den, with the fungified guys breathing out giant clouds of toxic spores, is effective in its unsettling-ness, at least! ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for den
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Noun
  • The group follows Amelia into a secret lair in Silicon Valley where the '80s motherboard is locked away.
    Keith Langston, People.com, 28 June 2025
  • Thanks to an incessant stream of sensational newspaper articles and a nonstop rumor mill, the public had the idea of Hollywood as a lair of iniquity and debasement.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
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  • Sipping sundowners at the glamorous beach clubs that propagate the sandy shores and cliffside hideouts along the French Riviera really shouldn’t take much convincing, but with so many charming seaside cities and villages to explore, deciding where to stay can be a challenge.
    Monica Mendal, Vogue, 8 June 2025
  • One of South County’s most exclusive hideouts, the Elwood Club at Pendry Newport Beach, is about to commit a rare feat of hospitality: briefly flinging open the doors of its restaurant, Viamara, to us common folk.
    Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
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  • That’s despite a range of threats facing shorebirds in Florida, from predators and human interference to nest overwash from storms and rising high tides.
    Molly Duerig, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
  • According to the study authors, while the circular indentations may be tied to the theropod’s attempts at nest building, the scratches are more likely the remains of their ritual dance-offs, in which male dinosaurs dug deep into the sand, slashing their claws and sending spews of dust into the air.
    Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2025
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  • Two other roommates survived, including one who described to police seeing a man in black clothes walk past her in the house.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 1 July 2025
  • The real estate market for used homes has seen a dip in inventory of stock because many senior citizens have decided to stay in their current houses.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
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  • The 30,000-pound bombs burrow deep into the earth before exploding.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • Crayfish hide in short burrows in the riverbank, under larger rocks or wood, or in detritus that is present in all the parts of the creek.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025

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“Den.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/den. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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